Hood Cemetery was established on the farm of Peters colonist Thomas M. Hood, who was born about 1823, died in 1859, and came to Texas from Missouri about 1845. The earliest marked grave is that of Urias Martin, who lived from 1795 to 1855. Among the unmarked graves are those of Hood and his second wife Maryetta Hall. Other Peters colonists and several Confederate veterans are buried here. In 1871 Thomas Hood's family formally set aside the one-acre cemetery tract. Handmade native sandstone markers and burial cairns reflect the lifestyles and resourcefulness of early north Texas pioneers.